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A 230 hectare fire spawned on Vancouver Island on July 22, 5 km south of Sooke Lake. The fire was held, but required 70 firefighters and three helicopters and forced the precautionary closure of nearby Sooke Potholes Regional Park. [43] [44] On July 28, BC Wildfire Services reported 372 fires, classifying 177 as out of control. [45]
On May 6, the province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency. [50] [51] By May 7, 108 active fires were burning in the province. [52] The provincial state of emergency ended on June 3. [53] As of June 7, the province said there had been 591 reported wildfires in the province since March. [54]
By the morning of July 24, the south fire grew to 10,800 hectares in size and was 8 km (5.0 mi) from Jasper, while the north fire remained the same size and was 5 km (3.1 mi) away. At 6:40 pm on July 24, powerful winds pushed the south fire, causing it to reach the townsite. [9]
The Government of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency for Fort McMurray on May 4, 2016, and issued a formal request for assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] The government and the Department of National Defence signed a memorandum of understanding on May 4, detailing required assistance and use of helicopters ...
Alberta wildfires may refer to: 2011 Slave Lake wildfire; 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire; 2019 Alberta wildfires; 2023 Alberta wildfires This page was last edited on ...
Emergency Measures Act [13] 2013 Floods: Alberta Emergency Management Act [14] 2014 Assiniboine River flood: Manitoba Emergency Measures Act [15] [16] 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire: Alberta Emergency Management Act [17] Opioid epidemic: British Columbia Public Health Act [18] [19] 2017 Wildfires: British Columbia Emergency Program Act [10] [20 ...
The 2019 Alberta wildfires have been described by NASA as part of an extreme fire season in the province. [5] In 2019 there were a total of 803,393.32 hectares (1,985,228 acres), [1] [6] [7] [8] which is over 3.5 times more land area burned than in the five-year average burned. [9]
The largest fire in Arizona state history. In one 24-hour burn period (6/6-6/7), it consumed 77,769 acres of forest land. 2011: 34,000 acres (14,000 ha) Bastrop County Complex Fire: Texas: The worst fire in Texas state history, destroyed over 1,500 homes. 2011: 1,748,636 acres (707,648 ha) Richardson Backcountry Fire: Alberta